Episode 366: Five Sides of the Street

This week, your hosts talk about using Windows, technology modalities, making sane decisions as a developer, reality TV, 20th anniversary of The Dude, Merlin's new fondness for Spotify, analyzing takes on the HomePod, options for high-quality in smart speakers, dealing with recurring financial (and psychological) eels, competitive heat in the smart home ecosystem, Canadians, and the name of Scotland Yard. They also answer a listener question about feeling overwhelmed by content options. Links for this episode:Amazon Alexa (Choose default music services) STAMP - Move to Apple Music, Spotify or Google MusicStamp moves tracks and playlists across various services - Apple Music, Spotify, Google Music and others! Amazon.com: AcuRite 01014M Weather Station with AcuRite Access for Remote Monitoring: Home & KitchenUnder the Radar #120: Productivity by Inefficiency - Relay FMAdopting inefficient hacks to save developer time, since hardware is so fast that it's often a worthwhile tradeoff. Under the Radar #70: The Hacks We Ship - Relay FMThe difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps. GitHub Octoverse 2017 | Highlights from the last twelve monthsGitHut - Programming Languages and GitHubSid the Science Kid, “Checking Out Charts” on VimeoNetflixCredit union - Wikipedia(1) The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained - YouTubeGreat Scotland Yard - WikipediaBored and Brilliant | WNYCThe Beatles discography - WikipediaBrought to you by: FreshBooks (To claim your month long unrestricted free trial, go to FreshBooks.com/backtowork and enter BACK TO WORK in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section). Casper (Visit Casper.com/itsyourshow and use the code ITSYOURSHOW for $50 towards select mattresses).